cão
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cao"
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥). Compare Galician can, Spanish can, Catalan ca, French chien, Italian cane, Romanian câine and Aromanian cãne.
Noun[edit]
cão m (plural cães, feminine cadela, feminine plural cadelas)
Synonyms[edit]
- (dog): cachorro (Brazil)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Portuguese cão, from Latin canus (“gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *kas-.
Adjective[edit]
cão (feminine singular cã, masculine plural cãos, feminine plural cãs, comparable)
Synonyms[edit]
- (white-haired): grisalho
Further reading[edit]
cão on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
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